EP 2522469 A1 20121114 - Robot having obstacle avoidance mechanism
Title (en)
Robot having obstacle avoidance mechanism
Title (de)
Roboter mit Ausweichmechanismus
Title (fr)
Robot doté d'un mécanisme d'évitement d'obstacle
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201161481165 P 20110430
- US 201113214143 A 20110819
Abstract (en)
A robot (120) is placed on a first surface (S) of a panel (100). The robot (120) includes a body (130) and first and second feet (140, 145) connected to the body via joints (132, 134). A flux conducting device (160) is positioned on an opposing second surface of the panel (100), opposite the robot, so that each foot (140, 145) of the robot is magnetically coupled to the flux conducting device (160). The flux conducting device (160) is moved along the exterior surface (E) to pull the robot along the interior surface (S) until an obstacle (101) on the first surface is encountered. The robot (120) decouples one of the feet from the flux conducting device (160), lifts the decoupled foot above the obstacle (101), and moves the decoupled foot past the obstacle (101).
IPC 8 full level
B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B25J 5/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B25J 9/0084 (2013.01 - US); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01 - US); B25J 18/06 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 901/10 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/4978 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49956 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/5107 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/5118 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/53083 (2015.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- US 7937817 B2 20110510 - SARH BRANKO [US], et al
- US 11715308 A 20080508
Citation (search report)
- [A] WO 2006083094 A1 20060810 - YANG JOON MO [KR]
- [A] US 5551525 A 19960903 - PACK ROBERT T [US], et al
- [A] EP 2172390 A1 20100407 - NIEDERBERGER ENGINEERING AG [CH]
- [A] WO 02055271 A1 20020718 - REHAB ROBOTICS LTD [GB], et al
- [A] BG 50640 A1 19921015 - STOPANSKO DRUZHESTVO MEKHATRON
- [A] US 4735540 A 19880405 - ALLEN RONALD [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2522469 A1 20121114; EP 2522469 B1 20140625; CA 2770725 A1 20121030; CA 2770725 C 20180612; US 2012272505 A1 20121101; US 2013297070 A1 20131107; US 8544163 B2 20131001; US 8925185 B2 20150106
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12161588 A 20120327; CA 2770725 A 20120306; US 201113214143 A 20110819; US 201313936125 A 20130705